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lltve that the parents of this charm
ing Georgia girl will withhold their
forgiveness for her marrying the man
of her choice.
It may be that the haste with
which the ceremony was performed
was a source of regret to them, and
probably was. hut parents are apt to
forgive thoughtlessness on the part
of thdr children sooner or later. I
understand that young Coy. when he
heard a rumor that General Peter
Meldrlm was searching for his daugh
ter, wired their whereabouts and is
confidently awaiting a loving mes
sage
The young couple have been spend
ing their honeymoon in Litchfield,
Conn., and are now on a motoring
tour in Mr Coy's big car through the
Berkshire*. The bridegroom is quoted
as Spying that if he doe Me not hear
from General Meldrim while he is on
this t<>ur he will seek a peaceful
meeting in New York upon its termi
nation He is too happy to worry
over anything while he is on his
honeymoon tour
The young couple say they would
have invited the Meldrlm* to their
hasty wedding ceremony had they not
known it would be impossible for
them to get from Montreal to Ashe
ville in time for that event.
General Meldrlm was at the inter
national bar meeting, giving ex-Pre*.
ident Taft a clo.*e run for the presi
dency of the association at the time
hjs- daughter married "Ted" Coy in
Asheville.
• • •
I SAW a woman at one of the little
tables on the porch of the East
Lake Club the other day, whose
toilet of mourning merits description
because of Its novelty, if nothing else.
1 don't know who she was, but I ran
assure you that she has completely
outdistanced the novel white mourn
ing costume, introduced into this
country by the young widow of John
Jacob Astor. and now spread to the
proportions of a fad.
The corsage of coat effect, belong
ing to thi* noteworthy toilet, was of
lavender linen, and the skirt of white
linen The shoes were white oxford,
worn with lavender hose, and the hat
wo« of black crepe, from the brim of
which fell a lacy, net veil of lavender.
One wouldn't have been sure of the
mourning, had not the hat been en
tirely of black crepe. At first glance
the costume seemed an ordinary one
of the day, but when the hat was
glimpsed, it slowly broke upon the
understanding that lavender—albeit a
bit gay and vivid In this Instance—
van supposed to be “half mourning"
when combined with white, and after
a little reflection, one recognized that
a new style In mourning was being
oeen for the first time
The combination of half-mournin'?
colors and full crepe regalia reminded
me of one of Charles Dana Gibson's
famous pictures—you know, that one
called "Half Mourning,” the central
figure of which is a lovely young
woman, one side of her costume be
ing widow'’* weed® of the deepest dye,
and the other side, gay summer girl
attire, the eye® and expression of eacn
side of the woman’s face correspond
ing with the respective toilet.
• • *
I HEAR that one of the young men
from Atlanta who spent last week
at Tallulah, where, I am told,
gayety is the only thing thought of,
Invented a new dance step in a very
Impromptu manner one morning All
of you who are familiar with Tallulah
and surrounding scenery, know that n
sure foot and a steady head Is nec-
esmry for much wandering over the
landscape. This young man was a
member of a party tramping over the
hills and was displaying his courage
by dancing the turkey trot on dlzzy-
looking rocks, and over dangerous-
looking crevasses
The girls of course, feared every
instant to see him “come a cropper - ’
and followed his antics with anxious
eyes And of course, lie kept them
up—what boy wouldn't, under the
circumstances ?
But he danced once too often on a
very slippery ledge which overhung .»
deer* chasm through which the Tallu
lah River meandered. He took a Step
or two and then a long, long slide—a
slide which was not intended, and
which carried him to the very edge of
the precipice before he could stop It.
Everybody was looking and every
body was breathless*—the dancer in
cluded.
Ah soon as it was **en that death
had overlooked the young fellow once
more, the remembrance of his expres
sion of fear and horror prompted
much laughter and teasing.
The other® of the party Introduced
the impromptu slide in their dancing
at the hotel that night, naming it the
"Tallulah Glide” I hear that these
girls and boy® are bringing the "Tal
lulah Glide" back with them and will
exploit it here
By the way, I have heard that the
"boll weevil w iggle,” which was first
introduced at a house party in Mis
sissippi. if you will recall, la known
to a charming new student at Wash
ington Seminary and a gallant young
fellow at Tech both of whom were
members of the house party whicn
originated this now famous dance 1
wonder if these two will give u® n
glimpse of the ‘boll weevil wiggle"
this winter?
* » •
I PREDICT that events In Washing
ton will take on a much livelier
and more interesting aspect from
now on Miss Genevieve Clark re
amed vefterday from a t.>ur of gev-
| m r. na aoroad. 1 :.*vt heard
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that Miss Clark was a genuine sen
sation abroad "a different kind of
American girl,” she was tailed by
Miss Izlise Brown
a belle of the
set, and noted
as one of Atlanta’s most beautiful young girls. She always at
tends the East Lake dances, and is popular with a large con
tingent of friends. (Photograph by Hirshburg & Phillips.)
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European society, which bad hereto
fore only known American girls >f
social ambitions and nothing more.
Mis® Clark, you know, has social
charm plus as my friend Elbert
Hubbard would ®ay. She likes pretty
clothes and wears them well, but she
also likes politic. economy—and
know® it well. She originates stylos
in hair dressing, you will recall, and
her own charming head is full of
thought and purpose as well as wom
anly vanity. And best of all. she has
a keen sense of humor.
In her pwn country this clevc*
young woman has already attracted
particular attention. She l,s to he .1
debutante this coming season, I be
lieve. although, of course, she is al
ready well known in Wasnington and
New York aociety.
By the way, the Georgia folks are
settling in Washington now. Repre
sentative Howard and Mrs. Howard
have taken a house on Ontario road
ror the coming season and will move
In next week. Former Representa
tive W. (5. Brantley and his family
like Washington so well they have
decided to live there for the present
and are established at the Highlands.
• • «
I HAVE heard that the young fellow
who caused pretty Viola John
ston to break her engagement to
young William Felton -an act tli.it
set a-flutter nil the good people of
Macon—is a member of Baltimore's
exclusive and wealthy set of young
bachelors, lie was at Toxaway this
summer, where Miss Johnston was a
belle, and was so deeply smitten and
urged his suit sc* well that the young
woman decided not to marry just > t
at least until she had a little while
longer to think it over.
While, of course, I regret the shat
tering of any romance, 1 think it is
wise for a girl to have a few years in
which to enjoy her young woman
hood before she marries and settles
down. (Query: Do the young mar
ried couples settle down nowadays?)
Viola and William Felton haw
lived near each other all their liv?s
on beautiful College street in Macon.
Their mothers and fathers arc warn
friends, and the romance between the
two, which began many years ag
met with their approval.
Both are wealthy, good-looking and
popular—and it is not to be expected
in this contrary world that such m
ideal match would really come off.
Now young Felton has gone abroad,
alone Instead of with his bride, as he
had intended. 1 hear that a young
couple to be married soon—an At
lanta girl and a wealthy young man
from the East were to have met thr
Macon couple in Nice, and the four
were to have toured Southern France
as a party.
Well, "of all sad words," etc
Rut maybe wv will hear of another
engagement, aft - a while and may
be of two—for there are lots of pretty
girls where young William Felton is
going, and his youth and good looks
and wealth will surely attract some
of these.
• • •
NOVEL experience enlivened
/ \ Mrs. J E. C. Pedder's Western
tour this summer Having a
brother tv ho owns an extensive ranch
in New Mexico, near Silver City, Mrs.
Pedder was given opportunity to at
tend a cowboy dance one evening.
Her husbund, who was traveling with
her, gave permission for the "Mm." to
hr* dropped for that one evening, so
this charming Atlanta woman was
introduced to the “boys” as Miss Ped
der.
Petite and girlish looking, and a
dancer of rare grace. "Miss Pedder'
was the belle of the ball that even
ing, and no cowboy failed to try to
got at least one dance with the "girl
from Georgia.”
Mrs. Pedder has just returned from
her stay In the West. The first part
of the trip made by Mr. and Mrs. Ped
der was broken l»y a camping party
In Southern California. where they
were guests of Mr. Pedder’® brother
and his w ife. They traveled leisurely
in their ear®, pitching their tents
wherever fancy dictated and staying
as long as they liked 1 have heard
of no summer’s experience that I en
vy more than this trip, which was full
of pleasant and unusual experiences.
In New Mexico. Mrs. Pedder tells
me. the motor car followed the old
Santa Fe trail, where the caravans of
the "Forty-niners” passed on their
way to the gold fields. Every step of
the way was full of interesting asso
ciations.
Last year, 1 recall, the Peddera had
an unusually interesting foreign tour.
They are not content to make their
travels along the beaten paths, but
each summer contrive some novel
journey, and as they have klnspeople
in many part® of the world, and
friends as well, there is always some
one to give the glad hand of welcome
w herever they happen to go.
• • •
I HAVE come across another story’
of hotel signatures which caused
trouble since I told you of the
Tallulah incident last week. Thi®
other event occurred In Asheville. A
young Atlantan and a belle of this
city, going over to Mountain Mead
ows Inn for afternoon tea. w ere asked
by the hotel clerk to give their Big-
natures. and the man. In thoughtless
mischief, inscribed his own name
with the and wife” in addition.
The next day the Asheville papers
published the list of guests at Moun
tain Meadows Inn, including, of
course, the name of the young fel
low “and wife" among the guests.
Consternation reigned among the
young people of the particular hotel
at which he had been "posing" as a
single man for two weeks And he
had a hard time explaining the affair
The moral of these stories is plain:
Never pretend you have a wife—at
least, when you are in a .-mail town.
HILE the social calendar show
ed few' dates during the past
week, the quietude which has
marked the summer season nas been
enlivened by two or three visitor®, In
whose honor a series of informal af
fairs have been given.
Miss Bland Tomlinson, of Birming
ham, who is spending some time with
Miss Dorothy Harman at "Mildor,”
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Har
man at East Lake, is a popular vis
itor in whose honor a number of the
affairs of the week were given.
Miss Tomlinson is a charming
young woman, w ho spent the summer
at Tate Springs, where she was very
popular. On Monday, Miss Margaret
Hawkins entertained the girls, who
were recently together at Tate
Springs, at a luncheon in honor of
Miss Tomlinson. The luncheon was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hawkins on Peachtree street,
and the luncheon table was beauti
fully decorated with a basket of Kil-
larney roses and daisies, pink and
white being the colors that prevailed
throughout the luncheon.
Miss Hawkins wore a becoming
toilet or pink crepe de chine, made
with the pleated coat effect.
After luncheon, the guests enjoyed
a box party at the Forsyth, the little
party including Miss Hawkins, Miss
Tomlinson, Mis® Dorothy Harman.
Miss Josephine Mobley, Miss Helen
Hawkins and Miss Louise Hawkins.
On Tuesday Miss Tomlinson was
the honor guest at two Informal af
fairs. Mrs. Harry Harman, Jr., gave
an Informal luncheon for her, which j
was followed by a small tea at which j
Miss Annie Akers entertained at tht
Piedmont Club.
Autumn flowers adorned Mr®. Har
man’s residence in Ansley Park, and
the table decorations included a va
riety of gay blossoms, from the ex
tensive gardens of "Mildor "
Twelve fcirls were the guests o*
Miss Aker.q for the tea which followed
the luncheon, the guests being seat
ed at a round table, profusely deco
rated with goldenglow and decorative
details In yellow and w'hite.
Miss Akers was gowned in white
crepe d^ chine, worn with a becom
ing hat of black tulle. Invited to
meet Miss Tomlinson wore Miss Dor- I
othy Harman, Miss Jessie McKee, i
Miss Helen Hawkins, Miss Margaret
Northen, Miss Mary' V”. Harrison.
MIks Grace Angier, Miss Nellie Kiser
Stewart. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. James ’
D. Palmer.
Another informal affair tendo»*«d
Miss Tomlinson was the tea given
Wednesday afternoon by i
Helen and Mary Hawkins at the
Piedmont Club. The round table was
placed on the terrace, which is gay
and bright with blooming plants and
flowers, and the tea table had as its
decoration a basket of pink carna
tions with silver candlesticks hearing
pink tapers under shades of silver
filigree.
The two hostesses were charmingly
gowned for the afternoon. Miss Helen
Hawkins wearing lavender crepe
with a big black hat laden with
white plumes, and Miss Mary Haw
kins wearing blue chiffon with a leg
horn hat adorned with clusters of
pink roses.
Wednesday evening Mias Tomlin
son was the central figure in a dinner
party given by several young men at
the midweek dance at the East Lake
Country Club, and Thursday she and
Miss Harman w’ere guests of Strother
Fleming and Joe Coiquitt at the din
ner-dance at the Capital City Coun
try Club.
The informal tea at which Miss
Nina Gentry entertained Friday at
the Piedmont Club was also a com
pliment to Miss Tomlinson.
* • •
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gately are
spending some time at Briarcliff Ma
nor, New York.
* * •
Miss Sarah Cowles returned home
last week after an absence of several
weeks in Sewanee.
* • •
A group of popular young Atlanta
boys who leave Monday for Athens
to study at the University of Geor
gia include® Charles Caverly, Jr.,
George Harrison. Edwin Broyles,
Clark Howell 1TI and Bolling Jones.
* • *
R. AND MRS. E. R. GUNBY, of
Tampa, who have spent thi
summer at the residence of
Mrs. Gunby’s father. Clark Howell,
Sr., on Peachtree street, leave with
their two children Sunday to spend
a month at the Hotel McAlpin, New
York. They will then return to Tam
pa for the winter.
* * *
M RS. ROBERT FOSTER MAD
DOX an'd her son, Robert Fos
ter 'Maddox. Jr., are at the
Waldorf. New York, after spending
some time in Kinoe. Maine. Mrs.
Maddox will accompanv her eon to
the Hotchkiss School In Connecticut
this week, and will then return to the
Waldorf and remain until the end if
this week. Her mother, Mrs. Na
thaniel Baxter, of Nashville, will re
main at Woodhaven until the return
of Mrs. Maddox.
\ ,/j RS. W. M. FAMBROUGH en-
j J tertained at a large reception
Tuesday afternoon at her home
on Highland avenue for her sister,
Mrs. J. M. Connell, of Thomasville,
who is visiting her, and for Miss
Jeannette Oeisner.
Throughout the house yellow flow-
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CALENDAR FOR
WEEK IN SOCIETY
MONDAY.
Miss Lula Gachet gives dinner
for her guests, Misses Grace Rodd
and Rochelle Gachet, of New Or
leans.
TUESDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dent
Meador, Jr., gave informal family
dinner party for Miss Julia Mea
dor and Thomas Waller Palmer, of
Miami, Fla., whose marriage takes
place Saturday.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Claude Weller gives tea in
honor of Miss Julia Meador, a
bride-elect, at her residence on
West Peachtree street.
Midweek dinner-dance at East
Lake Country Club.
THURSDAY.
Mrs. Frank Winecoff gives bridge
tea for Miss Julia Meador, a bride-
elect.
Informal dinner-dance at Capital
City Country Club.
Mrs. John Gelzer entertains at
buffet supper for Miss Julia Mea
dor and Mr. T. W. Palmer, whose
marriage takes place next Satur
day.
SATURDAY.
Miss Julia Meador weds Thomas
Waller Palmer, of Miami, Fla., at
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Meador, at 8:30, a reception
to follow the ceremony.
Informal dinner-dance at the
Piedmont Club.
Informal dinner-dance at the
East Lake Country Club.
ers added their charm to the lovely
home. In the dining room the guests
were served salads and ices. The
table had as its centerpiece a basket
of yellow asters and little gold bas
kets of mints were used on the table,
where every detail carried out the
gold effect.
Mrs. Fambrough received heT
guests wearing cream lace over pas
tel pink brocade. Mrs. Connell wore
blue charmeuse, draped with shell
pink chiffon, and Miss Oelsner was
becomingly gowned in pink crepe de
chine, with which she wore a corsage
of dresden flowers.
Assisting Mrs. Fambrough in en
tertaining the guests were Mrs. A. L.
Norris, Mrs. Eugene Jarrad, Mrs.
Robert F. McComack, Misses Marie
Norris, Aline Perryman, Nina Bal-
comb, Lala Tipton, Margaret Necht,
Lucile Baley and Mrs. Lawton Don-
alson, of Quitman.
Little Mies Martha Norris and Wil
liam Farnsworth served punch.
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T HE bachelors at "Paradise Hall”
entertained at their first formal
dinner party Tuesday evening
in compliment to one of their number
Dr. Arch Elkin, whope wedding to
Mis® Amelia Sturgeon will be an
event of October.
The flowers that decorated the
house were goldenglow and Japanese
ferns, grown by the hosts In their own
garden.
Being afraid the men would forget
the place cards and necessary favors
to make a success of the dinner, one
of the girls purchased these articles
and sent them out as a surprise to the
hosts.
There were little telephones, cham
pagne bottles in imitation, which w'ere
really whistles. Someone ha® said
that it always takes some noisy favor
at a dinner to get things started off
right and these "Blow Yourself’ bot
tles accomplished their object.
Things went off so well the bach
elors are planning other parties, and
the girls see that the time has come
when men can do without them and
Hill be pro perl v fed. The party on
Tuesday evening included Misses
Amelia sturgeon, Annie Laura Rob
inson, Mignon McCarty. Mary Robin
son, Arch Davison, Gilbert Stout,
Archie Lee. Frank Montgomery, Gil
lespie Adams, D. F. Rogers. Dr. Arch
Elkin and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Col
lier.
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RS. GEORGE CALDWELL
SPEIR gave a Japanese tea
party Wednesday afternoon at
her home on Columbia avenue in
compliment to little Miss Elizabeth
Frierson and Master Rees Marshall.
The decorations carried out the
Japanese effect, as did the prize® for
the contests, which formed a part of
the afternoon’s entertainment.
Assisting Mrs. Speir in entertain
ing her guests were Mr®. Rees Mar
shall. Mrs. Allison Frierson, Mr®.
Willis G. Smith. Mrs. W. H. L. Nelms,
Mrs. Colquitt Carter Cole, Miss Nancy
Reed and Miss Louise Bradbury.
• • •
M RS. E. j. COLEMAN entertained
the memebrs of her bridge club
Tuesday afternoon at her home
on West Peachtree street.
Mrs. W. C. Vesta won the first
prize, white and gold china, and Miss
Hendrix cut the consolation, a gold
hatpin.
The guests included Miss Hendrix,
Miss Ethel Coleman, Mrs. James Hop
kins, Mrs. W. C. Carroll, Mrs. Oscar
Herndon, Mrs. Jack Salmon, Mrs. M.
C. Vesta Mrs. Will Armistead, Mrs
John Wilburn and Mrs. Mac Evans.
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\1 R. AND MRS. BOLLING JONES
i I returned home Friday after a
delightful trip of several weeks.
They spent some time in New York,
where they were joined by their
niece, Miss Lula Dean Jones, who ac
companied them to Atlantic City. Miss
Jones is now the guest of Miss Emily
Moorshead In Philadelphia, and is be
ing delightfully entertained. The two
girls were classmates at Chevy Chase,
in Washington, D. C. Miss Jones will
return home September 20.
• • *
x j 1SS LAURIE.. JOHNSON and
I Miss Faith Johnson, the young
daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Johnson, returned home last
week, after a delightful trip in the
l ake region, near Chicago. With Miss
Rebecca Stewart, of Athens, Miss
Laurisn Johnson took the trip through
the lakes. They were joined recently
by Dr. Johnson and Miss Faith John
son, who accompanied them home.
* * *
Mrs. Montgomerv Francis, who
spent the summer at Flat Rock, N.
C., has returned home.
• • *
v | ISS NELL WALDO, who has
1^ I spent the summer abroad, chap-
1 eroned by Mrs. Frank Logan,
expects to land in New York Sunday
with the other members of the party.
Miss Waldo will spend the remainder
of the month in New York with her
aunt, Mrs. William McGregor, re
turning home October 1.
• * •
Mrs. W. B. Adams has announced
the marriage of her daughter. Mr®. |
Doris Kenney, to J. M. Kempston, the
ceremony having been performed by
the Rev. G. M. Hakes on Monday
evening. September 8.
•yWO visitors were the honor
I guests at the bridge party given I
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Clif- j
ton Drew, when she entertained four
tables of bridge in honor of Mr®.
Harvey Stovall, of Athens, who has
been visiting Mrs John S. Clarke, and
for Mrs. Fred Foster, Jr., of Madison,
the guest of Mr®. A. D. Adair, Jr.
Prizes were given for top score at
each table and were won by Mrs.
Clarke, Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Stovall,
who were presented with new novels.
Following the game, tea was served j
in the dining room, where the tea
table was decorated with pink, W’hite
and lavender asters.
O NE of the pretty informal affairs
of the week was the luncheon
given Monday by Mrs. Lester
Crane at her Ansley Park residence.
The affair celebrated the birthday an
niversary of Mrs. Cratie and the
guests included Miss Mary Algood
Jones. Miss Josephine Stoney. Mis®
Benjamin, of Montgomery; Mrs. Dab
ney Scoville and Mrs. John Ashley
Jones.
The luncheon table was adorned
with pastel-tinted asters, and the af
fair was greatly enjoyed by Mrs.
Crane® guest*.
The best goods you can
get at the price
A Special Display
of New Laces and
Neckwear
Monday
That is what you will find at this store. It is
what you will always get when you buy anything here.
We are not ambitious to sell
the cheapest goods in the world.
We are ambitious to sell—we
are selling—the best at the price you
wish to pay.
Every day shoppers come here
who have been converted to the
quality basis of buying. They have
learned in the school of experience
that quality and service
<*i i
ices
are
better
standards than price. Not only bet
ter—but more economical.
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These things don’t cost any more when you buy here, but they
make your purchase a great deal more satisfactory.
The next time you visit our store see the new Wooltex coats and
suits—see if these garments are not the best ready-to-wear coats or suits
you can obtain at the price.
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
The Store That Sells Wooltex
Coats Suits Skirts